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. >>> now the efforts by the u.s. military against al qaeda are in their 12th year, we must also ask ourselves how will this conflict end? >> that's a very good question, and since that's the pentagon's top lawyer asking it, we'll ask our brain trust, is the war on terror winding down? first, though, the fiscal cliff looms ever nearer, the house speaker, among many others, sounding very pessimistic today. are we headed over the edge? and after the election in a bruising defeat, what's next for the republican party? we'll talk to one top outgoing gop senator. good sunday afternoon to you, you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. there are no signs right now of a break in the deadlocked talks to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the devastating combinations of tax increase and spending cuts that kick in january 1st. both sides seem to dig in this morning on the sunday talk shows. >> the only thing standing in the way of that would be a refusal by republicans that the rates would have to go up on the wealthiest am
. >>> now the efforts by the u.s. military against al qaeda are in their 12th year, we must also ask ourselves how will this conflict end? >> that's a very good question, and since that's the pentagon's top lawyer asking it, we'll ask our brain trust, is the war on terror winding down? first, though, the fiscal cliff looms ever nearer, the house speaker, among many others, sounding very pessimistic today. are we headed over the edge? and after the election in a bruising defeat,...
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and two more u.s. troops killed in afghanistan in the wake of outrage over the accidental burnings of qurans. what can be done to calm that fire storm. i'm thomas roberts. great to have you with me. topping our agenda the issue that has become a political football in washington, the fight oench contraception and whether coverage should be required regardless of an employer's moral or religious believes. we are watching the senate floor where we expect this vote to take place over the amendment to allow any employer to be exempted if they have personal religious or moral objections. this has a wider ramification to it, as well. republicans argue this is a matter of religious freedom. democrats say this is a basic matter of health care. >> this amendment takes aim at women's access to health care. it would allow any employer to deny coverage for any treatment for virtually any reason. >> now proponents say in this case we should just ignore the first amendment. that's what that proponents are saying. in
and two more u.s. troops killed in afghanistan in the wake of outrage over the accidental burnings of qurans. what can be done to calm that fire storm. i'm thomas roberts. great to have you with me. topping our agenda the issue that has become a political football in washington, the fight oench contraception and whether coverage should be required regardless of an employer's moral or religious believes. we are watching the senate floor where we expect this vote to take place over the amendment...
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>> this is the second deadliest shooting in u.s. history. because that this has happened so often you have a lot of anger from people, why does this not change? we have this conversation for five minutes and then it dies. this may not be a fight they can win. a lot of the political calculus has not changed. but i do think you hear a lot more anger ask a lot mo determination and you have people like mike bloomberg really saying that they are going to push baemd. they are not going to let him get away with paying lip service as he has done in the past and as he has done so far. >> the national rifle association. we have been talking about them in passing the last 25 minutes. how powerful are they? >> well, craig, i don't think that the nra in and of itself is as powerful as everyone and especially him want people to think. this debate is ultimately going to be decided by a few dozen moderate republicans from suburban districts. if this is a galvanizing moment -- because these are children and this crime is just -- so horrendous, there are peop
>> this is the second deadliest shooting in u.s. history. because that this has happened so often you have a lot of anger from people, why does this not change? we have this conversation for five minutes and then it dies. this may not be a fight they can win. a lot of the political calculus has not changed. but i do think you hear a lot more anger ask a lot mo determination and you have people like mike bloomberg really saying that they are going to push baemd. they are not going to let...
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he partly blames the u.s. for the instability in his country. >> part of the insecurity comes from the structures that nato and america created in afghanistan. the private security firms, the contractors that they promoted at the cost of afghan people and the way they behaved with the afghan people and the anger that has caused in the afghan people and the resulting insecurity. >> so would you say you believe that some of these would be intentional insecurity brought by nato and the united states? >> it is a very strong perception that some of that insecurity is intentional, yes. >> president karzai also accuses the u.s. of history lating the strategic partnership agreement the country signed last spring and said afghanistan will not sign any new agreements until the u.s. respects afghan sovereignty. >> all right. we're talking a bull or a bear market. wa wall street is saying about the fiscal cliff. plus kate out of the hospital but is she out of the woods. she's out of the hospital after battling a treatment
he partly blames the u.s. for the instability in his country. >> part of the insecurity comes from the structures that nato and america created in afghanistan. the private security firms, the contractors that they promoted at the cost of afghan people and the way they behaved with the afghan people and the anger that has caused in the afghan people and the resulting insecurity. >> so would you say you believe that some of these would be intentional insecurity brought by nato and the...
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but clearly we want the u.s. to stand strong and want secretary clinton to be successful in negotiations. >> we did play that sound earlier from secretary clinton condemning the hamas attacks, the rocket fire on israel, as terrorist attacks from within ga gaza. there have been questions certainly about the president's relationship with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, questions about the relationship between the u.s. and israel in general. does this current crisis strengthen or test that bond? >> well, it certainly -- >> i was asking marty. sorry, joe. >> i'm sorry. >> well, i think certainly secretary clinton's efforts, i have a lot of confidence in her efforts and i think it will strengthen the the bonds we've traditionally had with israel. it's also an important reminder for our own political dialogue to really not interject our own tense politics on a situation that is so serious and rapidly evolving. the situation is obviously serious enough without our own partisan politics entering the discussion. >> you
but clearly we want the u.s. to stand strong and want secretary clinton to be successful in negotiations. >> we did play that sound earlier from secretary clinton condemning the hamas attacks, the rocket fire on israel, as terrorist attacks from within ga gaza. there have been questions certainly about the president's relationship with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, questions about the relationship between the u.s. and israel in general. does this current crisis strengthen or test...
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. >> well, i always remind people the armed forces, u.s. armed forces are the most respected institution in american society of any poll we run. we've also got to remind ourselves that some 9% of the country are the actually military veterans and they've got families and communities that care for them. so this is a very special day. i think it's appropriate that the president, secretary panetta, general dempsey and others publicly honor the fallen. at 1:00, the president will down at the street nam memorial to honor the 58,000 killed in vietnam. it's a wonderful demonstration of support for our forces. >> on the 50th anniversary of the start of the vietnam war, it's been an honor as always, barry mccaffrey, 0 to have you with us. we'll take a quick break and be back with more here on msnbc. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son out there. morning, pa. wait... who's driving the...? ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm, 99 bushels of wheat ♪ [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 filling layers of whole grain fiber in those fun lit
. >> well, i always remind people the armed forces, u.s. armed forces are the most respected institution in american society of any poll we run. we've also got to remind ourselves that some 9% of the country are the actually military veterans and they've got families and communities that care for them. so this is a very special day. i think it's appropriate that the president, secretary panetta, general dempsey and others publicly honor the fallen. at 1:00, the president will down at the...
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this long-awaited independent report on the attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others in benghazi is going to be presented to the state department today. secretary clinton is not going to be there. is it crucial that she testify at some point in all of this, because this is another example of where she's not appearing before these meetings, before these committees. >> well, thomas, this is a very important week for the accountability review board. the results are coming out today to the state department. they'll be in open session later in the week with the two top deputies to secretary clinton. it is unfortunate that she's ill and certainly to have her forcefully communicate the results of the report would be excellent. she is the best at this, the best that the administration has to offer, but her deputies are very strong and they will make the arguments that need to be made. >> all right. so the senate committee, headed by john kerry, who is expected to succeed clinton as secretary of state, said in her absence on thursday t
this long-awaited independent report on the attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others in benghazi is going to be presented to the state department today. secretary clinton is not going to be there. is it crucial that she testify at some point in all of this, because this is another example of where she's not appearing before these meetings, before these committees. >> well, thomas, this is a very important week for the accountability review board. the results are...
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eastern time, and becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit there. while in cambodia, the president is going to be meeting with a leaders at a dinner of the asian summit. and yesterday he made a historic meeting in myanmar where he met with parliament elected leader aun san suu kyi. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government, but it is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside of that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw. >> meanwhile back home in washington, congress is off for a week for the thanksgiving holiday, lawmakers are vowing to get to the bottom of intelligence questions in the immediate wake of the deadly attack of a u.s. consulate in libya, including whether ambassador susan rice's so-called talking points were altared the weekend after she gave that announcem of the attack. >> she didn't know anything about the attack in benghazi and the most politically compliant person. i don't know what she knew, but i know that the story she told was misleading. >> the debate on the hill in
eastern time, and becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit there. while in cambodia, the president is going to be meeting with a leaders at a dinner of the asian summit. and yesterday he made a historic meeting in myanmar where he met with parliament elected leader aun san suu kyi. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government, but it is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside of that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody...
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. >>> an iraqi woman escapes saddam hussein's brutal regime but then dies here in the u.s. after being severely beaten. was it a hate crime? with a bargain brand cooking spray. i told you like a gajillion times to use pam. it's 70% better than that bargain stuff. see? look i gotta go. pam helps you like pull it off. you're probably muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. on the first day you take it. i have two products in front of you. we are going to start with product x. this is a very affordable product that will help save you a, lot of money. i like it.. i like it too. this is product y. this is a much more expensive product. you will not see a lot of savings with this one... harsh. you chose geico and you did not choose their competitor. was this your first car insurance taste test? not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and
. >>> an iraqi woman escapes saddam hussein's brutal regime but then dies here in the u.s. after being severely beaten. was it a hate crime? with a bargain brand cooking spray. i told you like a gajillion times to use pam. it's 70% better than that bargain stuff. see? look i gotta go. pam helps you like pull it off. you're probably muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the...
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last hour i spoke with israel's ambassador to the u.s. who says the situation is intolerable. >> we now have millions upon millions of israelis that are under rocket fire. over half the country. no country in the world, no government would tolerate such a situation where over half of its population is sitting in bomb shelters all night. >> now as we mentioned, there were 100 rockets with israel with 300 in israel. i'm curious about that calculation, 100 to 300. as you noted in your reporting, the hamas rockets are much less accurate. what is the effect that the air strikes, or the israeli air strikes are having gaza, and militarily speaking, are these two sides on equal footing? >> well, you know, the short answer to that is absolutely not. in fact, the israeli ambassador mentioned that half of the population is in bunkers. well, the entire population of gaza is not in bunkers because they don't have bunkers, and there is no early warning system. the only thing we are hearing right now are the sounds of the israeli drones above, with the
last hour i spoke with israel's ambassador to the u.s. who says the situation is intolerable. >> we now have millions upon millions of israelis that are under rocket fire. over half the country. no country in the world, no government would tolerate such a situation where over half of its population is sitting in bomb shelters all night. >> now as we mentioned, there were 100 rockets with israel with 300 in israel. i'm curious about that calculation, 100 to 300. as you noted in your...
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will the fed take action here at home to protect the u.s. kmecony from the crisis across the pond. >>> a casting call at the white house. who's going to play mitt romney and help the president prep for a round of debates come fall. >>> all right. going for the gold today. we talk about the london olympics daily and talking about gold in soccer, more potentiallipotentially the player. second in goal scoring history for women's soccer and keeps adding to her score tally. 136th goal in the u.s. soccer match against sweden. do you see it ? there it is ! there it is ! where ? where ? it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. wow, there it is. put me at 5 timesd out my greater risk of a stroke, my first thoughts were about my wife, and my family. i have the most common type of atrial fibrillation, or afib. it's not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin, but my doctor put me on pradaxa instead to reduce my risk of stroke. in
will the fed take action here at home to protect the u.s. kmecony from the crisis across the pond. >>> a casting call at the white house. who's going to play mitt romney and help the president prep for a round of debates come fall. >>> all right. going for the gold today. we talk about the london olympics daily and talking about gold in soccer, more potentiallipotentially the player. second in goal scoring history for women's soccer and keeps adding to her score tally. 136th...
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chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> america's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at an historic rate. a staggering 45% of the 1.6 million vets from the wars in iraq and afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service related. joining me now is lieutenant colonel rob waldman, a retired fighter pilot and author of the book "never fly solo." we appreciate you joining us. and i want to ask as a combat veteran who left the military and successfully then pursued a career in business, how did your experience as a fighter pilot help you in your business career, and how did those people that were looking to hire you view that background for you? >> well, the thing about being a fighter pilot is i realized that you can't survive on your own. you need wingmen to win. the men and women in your life who help you dodge the missil
chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> america's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at an historic rate. a staggering 45% of the 1.6 million vets from the wars in iraq and afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service related. joining...
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and he's someone who deeply cares about the u.s. and our relationship with the countries and certainly about what happened in benghazi. so i think she has to continue to reach out to him, to him, senator lindsey graham, i think talk to them behind closed doors and explain. i said yesterday, on msnbc, there are lots of smart people. susan rice is one of them. she's a bright woman. very qualified. very competent person but sometimes smart people make mistakes and it's okay to say that, too. >> the president has forcefully defended susan rice. but the issue doesn't seem to be going away. listen to this, congressman clyburn suggesting it was racial? let's take a listen. >> these are code words. we heard them during the campaign. during this recent campaign, we heard senator sununu calling our president lazy, incompetent, these kinds of terms that those of us especially those of us born and raised in south, we have been hearing these words and phrases all of our lives and we get insulted by them. >> margie, weigh in on this. what's your
and he's someone who deeply cares about the u.s. and our relationship with the countries and certainly about what happened in benghazi. so i think she has to continue to reach out to him, to him, senator lindsey graham, i think talk to them behind closed doors and explain. i said yesterday, on msnbc, there are lots of smart people. susan rice is one of them. she's a bright woman. very qualified. very competent person but sometimes smart people make mistakes and it's okay to say that, too....
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now to egypt where the country's new president is winning big-time praise from the u.s. for helping to broker the cease. jim is joining us from cairo. this was seen as a test of the relations following the arab spring, so how did it do? >> reporter: morsi has passed the test as ayman and martin suggested, this is the middle east and there's not a lot of optimism. we'll see how morsi chooses. there may be a moment of truth where he has to decide between hamas or with the truce. we don't know how he'll do that or which way he'll go, but so far it's pretty amazing to see this man who was not even a muslim brotherhood's main candidate for president. he was the backup plan now receiving the praises of everyone yesterday from hamas to benjamin netanyahu, clinton, president obama, everyone had good things to say about morsi who is emerging as a pragmatic guy and politician but as a regional star. hillary clinton spent hours with morsi and his foreign minister talking about stopping the hostilities and negotiating everything else later. this time with morsi as the mediator, toda
now to egypt where the country's new president is winning big-time praise from the u.s. for helping to broker the cease. jim is joining us from cairo. this was seen as a test of the relations following the arab spring, so how did it do? >> reporter: morsi has passed the test as ayman and martin suggested, this is the middle east and there's not a lot of optimism. we'll see how morsi chooses. there may be a moment of truth where he has to decide between hamas or with the truce. we don't...
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joining me now, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. for special affairs, stewart is a special assistant to the president and is currently president and ceo of the nonpartisan meridian international center in washington. welcome, stewart, thank you for being here on thanksgiving. >> good morning. >> you were also partly raised in the middle east. your father served in the foreign service. you've seen firsthand from a young age that cease-fires have a history of collapsing. do you feel this one is different? >> well, no, actually, they're very fragile in the middle east. these cycles can break down at any moment. but in this case, what you have is the emergence of a consensus that, you know, on the israeli side, the cost of a ground invasion was not something that they sought. and also, on the palestinian side, that, you know, israel has such a strong military superiority, that looking at a way to kind of get the talks restarted is really the outcome that people look for here. but in the middle east, the memories are long. of course, thi
joining me now, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. for special affairs, stewart is a special assistant to the president and is currently president and ceo of the nonpartisan meridian international center in washington. welcome, stewart, thank you for being here on thanksgiving. >> good morning. >> you were also partly raised in the middle east. your father served in the foreign service. you've seen firsthand from a young age that cease-fires have a history of collapsing. do you feel...
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vote hank for u.s. senate. >> hank the cat with the common seps sense approach. mitt romney is within striking distance of barack obama in new jersey, but only if chris christie is on the ticket. according to a new quinnipiac poll, an obama/biden poll would beat out romney with anybody except for christie on the ticket. >>> and the nfl is moving the opening night to thursday, but that is the night of the vice president's big speech in front of the national convention, but that is not good news for biden, because his speech will have to compete with the super bowl champs the new york giants. traveling at the speed of hertz. we're the wassman family from skagway, alaska. happened to come across quicken loans online. [ chris ] quicken loans constantly kept us updated and got us through the process twice now. quicken loans is definitely engineered to amaze. they were just really there for us. you get a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except her. no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine
vote hank for u.s. senate. >> hank the cat with the common seps sense approach. mitt romney is within striking distance of barack obama in new jersey, but only if chris christie is on the ticket. according to a new quinnipiac poll, an obama/biden poll would beat out romney with anybody except for christie on the ticket. >>> and the nfl is moving the opening night to thursday, but that is the night of the vice president's big speech in front of the national convention, but that is...
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it comes after a new study found that the united states could safely transfer detainees to u.s. prisons without compromising national security. meanwhile, the defense department's top lawyers said yesterday that the war on terror is essentially not an endless fight, and that we're approaching a tipping point with al qaeda on the run. >> al qaeda's core has been degraded, leaving al qaeda more decentralized. and most terroristic activity now conducted by local franchises. >> joining me now chris anders from the american civil liberties union. chris, good afternoon to you. first of all, let me get your response to that new study commissioned by california senator dianne feinstein. >> well, it confirms what we have known for a long time, which is that there is enough space, there is enough facilities in the united states to bring people from guantanamo here to be tried before regular federal criminal courts, courts that have had over 400 convictions of people tried and convicted for terrorism-related offenses. big-time -- big-time terrorism defendants who are convicted and are serv
it comes after a new study found that the united states could safely transfer detainees to u.s. prisons without compromising national security. meanwhile, the defense department's top lawyers said yesterday that the war on terror is essentially not an endless fight, and that we're approaching a tipping point with al qaeda on the run. >> al qaeda's core has been degraded, leaving al qaeda more decentralized. and most terroristic activity now conducted by local franchises. >> joining...
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. >>> massachusetts u.s. senate hopeful elizabeth warren has 2.5 million in her campaign coffers. warren is running for the seat currently occupied by scott brown. >>> president obama will host "to kill a mocking bird" for the films 50th anniversary. he will provide special introduction for the film when it airs saturday on usa network. >>> appearing on "the tonight show," "meet the press" moderator, he explains what hopefuls were like behind the scenes at the gop debates. >> they come bounding off the thing, they come in, everybody has there thing to tell you. rick santorum looks a little stressed out, says david, you didn't come back to me on the exception on medicare. i want to be able to respond on the ryan plan, get into the prescription drug -- i was like you're right, senator. gingrich comes over. after he attacks the press, say i only have one question. i should get two questions every segment. then rick perry came by, said gregory, this is great, having a great time. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem
. >>> massachusetts u.s. senate hopeful elizabeth warren has 2.5 million in her campaign coffers. warren is running for the seat currently occupied by scott brown. >>> president obama will host "to kill a mocking bird" for the films 50th anniversary. he will provide special introduction for the film when it airs saturday on usa network. >>> appearing on "the tonight show," "meet the press" moderator, he explains what hopefuls were like...
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from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. but when i was in an accident... because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> so we just got this in from nbc's mike viquiera at the white house this afternoon. the president and speaker boehner met at the white house to talk about efforts to resolve the fiscal cliff. the white house spokesperson saying basically, we're not going to tell you what they talked about. but they are talking, the lines of communication remain open. so some developing news on the sunday afternoon. the president, the house speaker, still talking. >>> more than two weeks after being admitted to a houston hospital, former president george h.w. bush remains in stable condition. being treated for a bronchitis-related cough. doctors say the 8
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the former u.s. ambassador to syria, theodore kotoof writing in the daily beast, "the best hope to avoid syria becoming a failed or radical islamist state is for the russia and u.s. to cooperate." you write that russia may be shifting its pro-assad position. at this point, do you think that russia leadership and the united states can get together on syria? >> you know, i think that the russians now understand that the regime probably isn't going to survive. however, i don't think that the russians are going to get actively involved with us in any effort to militarily intervene in syria. i think that their hope is to protect their interests, that if there's going to be a new regime, that they keep their investments and naval facilities, but i don't think they're going to join with us in getting involved. >> what do we know about the scope, the size, and the variety of the syrian chemical -- of their chemical weapons stash? >> well, in that -- the syrians, of course, have denied they don't have any. th
the former u.s. ambassador to syria, theodore kotoof writing in the daily beast, "the best hope to avoid syria becoming a failed or radical islamist state is for the russia and u.s. to cooperate." you write that russia may be shifting its pro-assad position. at this point, do you think that russia leadership and the united states can get together on syria? >> you know, i think that the russians now understand that the regime probably isn't going to survive. however, i don't...